Movietone News & Sports Pageant - Reported by Leslie Mitchell, Ivan Scott and Alan Howland: Aviation: Departure of the Mayo Composite

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
477
Date Released
25 Jul 1938
Date submitted
25 Jul 1938
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Section Title
Movietone News & Sports Pageant - Reported by Leslie Mitchell, Ivan Scott and Alan Howland
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Mercury Leaves. SHOTLIST: Mercury and "Maia" take off and split over Foynes. Then "Mercury" leaves for her Atlantic flight, and "Maia" returns to the water.
Keywords
Vehicles; Aviation; Science and technology
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
33929
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Ivan Scott
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
63
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone News & Sports Pageant - Reported by Leslie Mitchell, Ivan Scott and Alan Howland: Aviation: Departure of the Mayo Composite', British Movietone News Issue No. 477, 25 Jul 1938. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/9035 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)